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(ModeL) G. W. SISSON.

DUMPING WAGON.

Patented June 5, 1883.

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GEORGE SISSON, OF FREDONIA, NEW YORK.

DUMPlNG-WAGON.

SPECIFICATION fQrming part of Letters Patent No. 279,029,-dated June 5,1883, 7 Application filed February 23,1883. (Modeh) ing to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use it,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form part ofthisspecification.

My invention relates to an improvement in dumping-wagons; and itconsists in the combination of a wagon body or bed with the twocross-bars, which have their ends extend beyond the body, the side bars,pins, or stops which are passed through the side bars, the pivoteddoors, latches for the doors, and stops to prevent the doors fromdropping down.

The object of my invention is to provide a body for dumping-wagons inwhich a part of the bottom itself is made to form not only the door, butan inclined plane, down which the material will slide out beyond theside of the wagon.

Figure 1 is a vertical cross-section. is an inverted view.

A represents a wagon-bed, of any suitable shape or size that may bepreferred; and B are the two drop-doors, which are hinged or pivoted ator near the center of the bottom of the body, so that they will dropdownward when left free to do so, leaving an opening, through which thecontents of the bed will freely slide. As here shown, there are two ofthese doors placed upon opposite sides of the bed, so that either one orboth can be opened at once. When two are used, as here shown, the loadcan be dumped out beyond the side of the wagon, on whichever side it ispreferred. I do not limit myself as to the number of doors, as this is amere matter of convenience. \Vhere two are used, the necessity ofturning the wagon around so as to dump in the desired direction is doneaway with. As here shown, the two doors are pivoted or hinged upon therod which is held in suitable boxes, D, which are secured to the bottomof the wagonbed. The hinges of the door will be made of suitable lengthand strength, so as to extend any desired distance across the bottom ofthe doors, and thus brace and strengthen them as much as possible. Eachdoor will be held in Fig. 2

place by means of a latch, E, which is secured to the under side of thedoor, and held in place by means of a suitable guide, F. The part withwhich the latch engages is a notched metallic strip, G, which extendsdown the sides of the body, and which preferably has its upper end bentat right angles, so as to catch over the top of the body, and thusprevent the weight which Lis placed upon the top of the doors fromtearing the strip loose from the side of the body.

' Extending across the under side of the body are the two cross-bars V,which have their ends to project a suitable distance beyond the sides ofthe body. To these ends are secured the side bar, H, each one of whichhas a hole through it, so that a pin, I, can be passed down through forthe purpose of locking the latch in place, and thus prevent the accidenta1 dumping of the load by the latch working loose. These cross-bars havesecured to them the bent rods J which serve as stops and supports forthe doors when dropped downward. When either one or both of the doorsare dropped downward they form incline planes,

"down which the contents of the bed run.

In order to prevent any part of the load fronr running off from the endsof the door, and thus falling under the wagon, the triangular pieces Lare secured to the under side of the body, just at the edge of theopenings, and

these pieces form side or end boards for the' doors.

To the top of the bottom of the bed is ap plied a metallic strip, 0,which extends along over the joint formed by the doors when opened, andprevents the contents of the wagon from dropping in between'the inneredges of the door, and thus interfering with their being closed.

Having thus described my invention, I claim-- The combination of a wagonbed or body with the two cross-bars, which havetheir ends to extendbeyond the edges of the body, a side bar, a pin or stop, a pivoteddoor,which forms a part of the bottom of the bed, a latch for holdingthe door in position, and a stop for limiting its movement,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

' GEO. WV. SISSON.

Vitnesses:

O. F. STEDMAN, J AS. B. OARRUTH.

